India, Feb. 4 -- Traffic movement on the Mumbai-Pune corridor was severely affected on February 4 after a gas tanker met with an accident near the Adoshi Tunnel. Authorities said a gas leak from the tanker led to major disruption on both the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the old Mumbai-Pune Highway (NH-48).

The incident caused long traffic snarls, forcing officials to restrict movement in the affected stretch.

Commuters have been strongly advised to avoid the Lonavala-Khandala ghat section. Motorists travelling between Mumbai and Pune are urged to plan their journeys carefully and follow traffic advisories, as per HT bureau.

To ease congestion, authorities recommended the following alternative routes:

A tanker overturned at around 5 pm o...